Laura Veirs is one of a great many thoughtful singer/songwriters working today, but she has distinguished herself with a crystalline, albeit nasally singing voice and light, ethereal melodies. Her albums, the most recent being 2007's Saltbreakers, offer up songs rich in natural imagery all wrapped up in a swirly, elegant production. Unfortunately, stripped of instrumentation, the songs reveal their irksome qualities. Playing a solo acoustic set at the Echo, Veirs sang beautifully and proved herself......

586 New Releases on the wall, 586 New Releases! Take 16 down, pass em' around... Monty Python - Monty Python and the Holy Grail [Bonus Tracks][REMASTERED] (Sony Legacy) Sly and the Family Stone - Collection [Box Set] (Sony) CocoRosie - Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn (Touch & Go) Madlib - Other Side: Los Angeles (DeAf Dumb & Blind) Blonde Redhead - 23 (4AD) Bright Eyes - Cassadaga (Saddle Creek) Laura Veirs - Saltbreakers (Nonesuch)......